Using Television to Construct Social Reality.

Hawkins, Robert P.; Pingree, Suzanne

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ERIC Number: EJ256745

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1981

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Using Television to Construct Social Reality.

Hawkins, Robert P.; Pingree, Suzanne

Journal of Broadcasting, v25 n4 p347-64 Fall 1981

Based on a review of television's influence on social reality beliefs, a model is proposed to examine how individuals use television to construct such beliefs. Evidence suggests that television has some influence on attitudes related to violence, sex, old age, and family values and structure. Twenty-two references are cited. (Author/MER)

Descriptors: Broadcast Television, Guidelines, Models, Research Design, Research Needs, Social Attitudes, Social Influences, Television Research, Television Viewing

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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